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160) aforesaid to the great hinderance of the Comp.lts in the Execucon and pformance of the will of the said Deceased and therefore it was prayed since the said Benjamin was fled out of the Jurisdiction of this Court that a Sequestration may be awarded to the same Justices of the peace of the said County of Dorchester directed to Enter into Seize and sequester into their hands and possession the lands goods and Chattles of him the said Benjamin Granger which were in the actuall possession of the said Benjamin Granger in his owne pper right at the time of makeing and pronounceing of y.e said Decree bee the same in the hands custody or possession of the said John Pollard or of any other person or persons whatsoever and the same soe seized and Entred upon and sequestred as aforesaid the same Lands goods & Chattles to the said John Haslewood and his wife to deliver for the satisfaction of their said Debt & Costs of suite to them Decreed as aforesaid This Court thereupon and Abhorring such Clandestine & fraudulent practices and being willing that the Decrees of this Court should be invyolablely kept and performed and due obedience given thereunto doe order that a sequestration doe issue accordingly directed to Majo.r Thomas Taylor and John Alford of the said County Gent and for the better proceedings herein that they bee Armed with a Comission to Examine wittnesses to prove the vallue of the Lands and goods and Chattles that were in the possession of the said Benjamin Granger at the time of the pronounceing of the said Decree and in whose hands Custody or possession the same are now and by what right or title and when made and Executed and for what Consideracon And the said Lands goods and Chattles soe seized and sequestred as aforesaid that they doe deliver to the said Comp.lts for sattisfaction of their debt and Costs Decreed as aforesaid accordingly Charles absolute Lord and Prop.ry of y.e Provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c To Majo.r Thomas Taylor and John Alford Gentl Greeting whereas by an order made before us in our Court of Chancery Betweene John Haselwood and Ann his wife Ex.rx of y.e last will and Testament of John Avery Deceased and Benjamin Granger itt being alleadged that upon y.e seaventeenth day of October one thousand six hundred seaventy & Eight the Comp.lts obtained a Decree in this cause against y.e Defendant for y.e sume of twenty foure pounds sterling and the sume of Three thousand three hundred fifty and five pounds of tobaccoe of Costs of suite But before the Comp.lts could procure the said Defendants to be served with a writt of Execution of the sid Decree or could be apprehended upon processe of Contempt for breach of the said Decree he the said Defendant to the intent to defraud y.e Comp.lts of the fruite & benefitt of the said Decree did privately and fraudulently sell and Convey away all his estate both reall and personall to one John Pollard of Dorchester County who was privy to & made acquainted with the said Decree before the said purchase and he the said Benjamin Granger is since the said Degree runn away out of this Province unto parts unknowne and a Coppy of the Execucon of the said Decree hath beene left with the said Defendants wife & there hath beene two non est inventus returned upon and attachm.t and an attachment pclamacon proclamacon issued out against the Defendant for breach of the said Decree all which appeared to our said Court by |
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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
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